Ontario News

TORONTO — A new season has dawned on Toronto's Professional Women's Hockey League team, but it's one without need for a new approach. Top-seeded Toronto opens the PWHL playoffs against visiting Minnesota on Wednesday at Coca-Cola Coliseum.

TORONTO — Canadian forward Ayo Akinola, who turned heads with a breakout performance for Toronto FC at the MLS is Back Tournament in 2020, has left his hometown club after agreeing to a mutual termination of his contract.

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to terms on a minor-league deal with right-hander Aaron Sanchez, a source confirmed Tuesday. Sanchez made his big-league debut with the Blue Jays in 2014 and spent parts of six seasons with the team.

TORONTO — Intact Financial Corp. says it has launched a pilot program to reduce wildfire damage to customers' homes in Western Canada as another season of elevated fire risk approaches.

TORONTO — George Weston Ltd. raised its quarterly dividend as it reported its first-quarter profit fell compared with year ago as it was hit by one-time charges related to its large stake in Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust.

MARKHAM, Ont. — Pet Valu Holdings Ltd. reported a first-quarter profit of $17.5 million, down from $18.7 million a year earlier, as its revenue rose four per cent.

OSHAWA, Ont. — Dylan Roobroeck's three-point night lifted the Oshawa Generals into the Ontario Hockey League championship series on Monday.

Toronto picked Minnesota as its semifinal opponent in the Professional Women's Hockey League playoffs starting Wednesday.

TORONTO — New York defender Ella Shelton, Toronto winger Natalie Spooner and Boston forward Hilary Knight were named the Professional Women’s Hockey League three stars of the last week of the regular season.

TORONTO — Mitch Marner stepped in front of the cameras and spoke to reporters for roughly three minutes.